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  • RSW 02 Mar 07

    Rock Solid Warrior

    Senior Airman Jason A. Robelotto Senior Airman Jason A. Robelotto 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Force Protection/ Medical Materials Home unit/base: Stratton Air National Guard, N.Y. How do you support the mission here? We are the first line of defense and are responsible for searching 330 + third country nationals (TCNs) daily. We
  • Staff Sgt. Tommie Wyatt, 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, greets Lt. Gen. (Dr.) James Roudebush, Surgeon General of the Air Force, at the EMEDS building Feb. 23rd. The General visited EMEDS and the CASF during his tour of the CENTAF Area of Responsibility. "I like seeing where the iron is really getting hauled," said Gen. Roudebush.

    Top Doc visits Rock

  • Leadership; it's all about the people

    People discuss leadership but few really know about it. Leadership is an art, and being a leader can take many years for one to be a seasoned and skilled one. But what do your leaders think about leadership and what guides their actions? I had the distinct pleasure to ask the top officer and enlisted person on the "Rock" for their thoughts on
  • A 386 ESFS Entry Controller tells a driver to stay in position until he clears the diving path.

    Be Vigilant About Safety

    The Rock is experiencing a rash of vehicle incidences according to Tech. Sgt. Jody Cummings, ground safety NCO. "Already in this 2007 fiscal year, we have experienced 27 vehicle incidents here. In AEF 3/4 we experienced 10 total." The reasons for these easily avoidable incidences, or mishaps are, "Excessive speed, and inattention to detail. Other
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Lt. Gen. Gary North poses with SrA. Lashonna Wooten and SrA. Valerie Ellis, 386 ESFS, after presenting the two with coins Feb. 17. The two Security Forces members delivered an excellant post brief to the General, which included the singing of the Air Force song. USAF Photo by TSgt Edward D. Holzapfel

    Visiting warrior spirit and Airmen pride

    Lt. Gen. Gary North, Commander U.S. Central Command Air Forces, paid a visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing during his tour of the CENTAF Area of Responsibility. During the evening visit, Gen. North spent some time getting to know some of the service members here, men and woman of all ranks and branches. Gen. North began his tour at the
  • March 02 2007 Rock Solid Warrior Senior Airman Troy D. Hoskins

    Rock Solid Warrior

    Senior Airman Troy D. Hoskins Senior Airman Troy D. Hoskins 424th Medium Truck Detachment 2T151 Vehicle Operator/DispatcherHome unit/base: 366 LRS, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho How do you support the mission here? Here at Arifjan, we do line haul convoys throughout Iraq and local missions as well throughout Kuwait. I'm the Lead Vehicle Commander (LVC,
  • Gen. T. Michael Moseley speaks to Airmen Feb. 5 in Southwest Asia. General Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff, spoke to at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen about changes in the Air Force that will be implemented in upcoming months and how Airmen are warfighters today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Miller)

    Chief of staff: Warrior Airmen new culture of Air Force

    Today's Airmen are in the fight.As the war on terrorism continues in the Middle East and the war on drugs continues in South and Central America, Airmen are engaged in struggles across the globe."We are warfighters," said Gen. T. Michael Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff. "From the pilots who drop bombs on target in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the
  • Aircraft 63-7865, a C-130 Hercules deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, sits on the flightline at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft features a plaque telling its story of being a Purple Heart recipient. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen)

    Decorated Vietnam vet back at war

    It may be surprising to hear that the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has a Vietnam era Purple Heart recipient working at the wing.It is even more surprising to hear that the combat veteran is actually a C-130 Hercules deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.On the flight deck of aircraft 63-7865 is a plaque telling the story of one of the hardest

  • Deployed wing transports its 1 millionth passenger

    The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing lived up to its motto of "Boots on the Ground" when it recently transported its 1millionth passenger in a little more than two years.The wing reached this historic milestone when they transported 10 Army soldiers to their final destination within the area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom."The
  • Staff Sgt. Patrick Delselva (left) and Senior Airman Chris Elder roll a miniature pallet of candy off the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 14 to children in the Dadaab region of northeastern Kenya. In a six-day span the Air Force delivered more than 211,000 pounds of supplies to the region in support of Operation Unity Knight. Both Airmen are deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Wing in Southwest Asia from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Staedler)

    Airmen wrap up airdrop campaign

    The Air Force C-130 Hercules team Dec. 14 wrapped up its six-day campaign of airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya.But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference.As a way to say goodbye and good luck, the Air Force parachuted four boxes of
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